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This beautiful work of Imam-i Ghazali contains a great spirituality... Even though the number of pages is small, it is necessary not to just read and skip what is written in it, but to read and understand it, it is necessary to read it slowly, one by one, and underline the places and read them once again, so that we can act on what we understand. And God willing, we will be able to put into action what we read.
Although the benefits of uzlet and loneliness are mentioned in the work, its harms are also mentioned.
Those who defend private life and those who do not are separated, along with the views of the sects and the evidence for these views.
Among those who advocate private life are names such as Sufyan Sevrî, İbrahim B. Edhem, Davut Taî, Fudayl B. İyad, Süleyman Havass, Yusuf B. Esbat, Huzeyfe B. Mer'aşî, Bişr-i Hafî.
Among those who do not advocate private life are names such as Said B. Müseyyeb, Şa'bî, İbn Ebu Leylâ, Hisham B. Urve, İbn Şübrüm, Şurayh, Şurayk/Şerîk B. Abdullah, İbn Uyeyne, İbn Mübarek, İmam Şafiî, Ahmed B. Hanbel. is located.
Some views of those who defend private life:
Fudayl B. Iyad says: If you want a friend, Allah is enough, if you want a friend, the Quran is enough, if you want advice, death is enough to get advice.
Vuheyb B. Verd says: According to the information we have received, wisdom is divided into ten parts. Nine-tenths of wisdom is to remain silent, and the tenth is to live alone by separating from the public.
Loneliness is full of virtue, but there is also goodness in crowds.